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11. Playback functions for SMF songs
The JM-5 can also play back Standard MIDI Files (called “SMF”). Those are special song files with the “.mid” (or “.kar”)
extension that require a tone generator for playback. The JM-5 contains such a tone generator and even allows you to
change the orchestration and other aspects of such files.
SMF Cover: changing the
orchestration
‰ Only available for Standard MIDI Files.
The “SMF Cover” function provides “masks” that change
the instrumentation of the selected song. Simply by
selecting another preset, you can cause a Viennese waltz
to be played back by a heavy metal band, etc.
1.
Select the SMF song you want to modify
(see p. 20).
2.
Press the [®÷π] button to start playback of
that song.
This allows you to listen to the song before you start
editing it.
3.
Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to:
4.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
“SMF Cover“.
5.
Press the dial.
The display changes to:
6.
Use the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select one
of the 30 preset settings.
The names of the preset options already provide a
good indication of what to expect.
After selecting a preset, you can return to the original
orchestration (“Original”).
7.
Try out various presets.
8.
If you like the new version better than the
original one, you can press the [MENU] but-
ton to save the song to the connected USB
memory with this information (see below).
NOTE
The “SMF Cover” information is part of the data only the
JM-5 understands. Other SMF players (or sequencer soft-
ware) ignore these settings.
Saving your modified SMF song
1.
On the display page shown above, press the
[MENU] button.
The display shows the last folder you selected on the
USB memory.
2.
Select a different folder if you don’t want to
replace the original version of your song
file.
3.
Press the [MENU] button.
MENU
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